The Colonials defeated the Lancers 2-0 back on Oct. 10 behind two goals from senior forward Kim Crayco. She netted a goal in each victory this past weekend and is now second on the team with 14 goals and 29 points.

WestConn, winners of 15 of its last 16 games, dropped a 4-0 decision to Williams College on Sept. 18, but immediately went on a stretch over 1,033 minutes without allowing a goal. WestConn has never faced Hamilton College since the program began in 1994.

This fall marks the first time WestConn has won two games in a single NCAA tournament and advanced to its third round. The Colonials advanced to the Round of 16 back in 2001 when only 32 teams were invited to the NCAAs. They have now appeared in the second round of the NCAAs five times, 2000, 2001, and the past three campaigns. On Nov. 3, WestConn won the Little East Conference tournament with a 2-1 victory over Eastern Connecticut State University to earn an automatic berth into its seventh NCAA tournament.

Junior forward Catherine Nathans of New Fairfield leads WestConn and the LEC with 16 goals and seven assist for 39 points. She scored two goals in Sunday's win over Endicott. Jessica Sperlazza netted an insurance goal against Rowan to round out the scoring in the first and second rounds.

LEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, sophomore midfielder Cassie Barbaresi, has seven goals and a team and LEC-high 14 assists on the year. She assisted on all three goals in Sunday's victory over Endicott. In the conference tournament, Barbaresi scored both goals in the LEC championship and assisted the game-tying goal with 2:02 remaining in the Colonials' double-overtime semifinal win over Rhode Island College. Eleven of Barbaresi's 14 assists have come in WestConn's last 12 games, a stretch in which it is 11-1.

Defensively, senior goalkeeper Jenna Cappellieri has a minuscule 0.53 goals-against-average and has made 88 saves in 22 outings. She has 10 of the team's 15 shutouts, including the blanking of Rowan on Saturday. Shannon Cawley has appeared in five games and has allowed two goals over a stretch of 113 minutes.

Senior back Erin Davis, a former standout at Barlow High, tied a school record with four assists and was one short of matching an NCAA Tournament mark, and the Lyons came within two goals of the NCAA Tournament record during their victory over visiting Baptist Bible. Davis, who tied a record by upping her career total in the NCAA Tournament to seven assists, tallied in the 13th minute before assisting four straight goals.